Struggle in Russia

【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】 【】

How are you guys?

of course not. Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev were just acting. They didn't want the other to see their true thoughts, and they both wanted to fool the other into letting their guard down.

These two brothers are nothing like each other, they are clearly just bedfellows with different dreams!

Although partners who start a business together cannot avoid the day when they have different dreams, there are only a few who are so special and become like this before they get rich.

But this is not surprising, because Russian conservatives are originally a group of sophisticated egoists. They are good at calculation and focus on safeguarding their own interests. They can neither share adversity nor wealth.

It’s not that Prince Dolgoruky didn’t understand this trick, but he was not yet familiar with Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev’s routines and was confused by their superb acting skills.

Anyway, this drama between the two brothers made him very anxious for fear that Baryatinsky would be deceived by Pobedonostsev!

It's just that there is no chance for him to interrupt at the moment, after all, the two big guys are still having fun.

Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev exchanged false politeness for a while, and finally each took a step back and did not mention the matter at all.

However, like Ming Jing, the two of them were somewhat aware of each other's intentions, and naturally became more wary of each other.

Baryatinsky sighed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in this war. How to help His Majesty make good use of Grand Duke Constantine to divide and disintegrate those liberal elements depends on you, Count... I feel that this battle may not be possible." It’s so simple, do you have any strategies?”

Pobedonostsev frowned and replied with a grimace: "You are right, this battle may be very difficult, considering that those liberals have become big, and Grand Duke Constantine is against them. His influence is beyond words, and it is impossible to rely on him to win this battle!"

Baryatinsky looked at Pobedonostsev silently, not surprised that he did not think highly of Grand Duke Konstantin.

Alexander II had told him Pobedonostsev's thoughts before, knowing that he had strong opinions on Grand Duke Constantine and advocated getting rid of him first.

Judging from what he just said, he still has not given up this idea. Baryatinsky has no comment on this. For him, both Alexander II's and Pobedonostsev's ideas are problematic. It is difficult to say which one is better.

But as a minister, he believes that it is very important to be consistent with the emperor. When the emperor has made up his mind, what the minister needs to do is to do his best to help the emperor achieve his goals, instead of just holding on to his own opinions and babble. Weird words.

But this is a matter between Pobedonostsev and Alexander II. Since the former is not worried about the impact on his relationship with the latter, let him do whatever he wants.

After all, he wasn’t the one who got hurt in the end!

Even Baryatinsky wished that Pobedonostsev continued to commit suicide. Sooner or later, Alexander II would be punished for this.

So he did not make too many judgments on this, but said: "This is His Majesty's will, we can only implement it. But you are right about one thing, Grand Duke Constantine is unreliable, I don't think he can give What trouble Count Nikolai Milyutin has caused!"

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【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】 【】

Pobedonostsev glanced at him. In his opinion, these words were a bit irresponsible. Since you know that Grand Duke Constantine is unreliable, then you should persuade Alexander II to change his mind like me, instead of saying anything. The emperor's will cannot be violated.

What do you mean when you say that?

"What do you mean?" Pobedonostsev asked slowly.

Baryatinsky looked into his eyes and replied: "Grand Duke Konstantin is unreliable. It will be difficult for His Majesty to deal with Count Nikolai Milyutin and others alone... If you don't make a mistake, there will be mistakes. And now you are the only person His Majesty can rely on, you must do your best to help His Majesty get through this!"

Pobedonostsev chuckled in his heart. He knew that Duke Baryatinsky was not well-meaning, and as expected, this happened. He actually encouraged him to take action with all his strength. Was it because he thought he didn't die quickly enough?

He has no doubt that even if he tries his best, he will still lose. His strength is not strong to begin with, and he will lose cleanly when the time comes. Then how can he compete with Baryatinski in the future?

This is killing someone with a borrowed knife!

Suddenly he had a judgment in his mind, and he was more wary of Baryatinsky's intentions, and replied cautiously: "Duke, of course I know that the responsibility is heavy... But this matter is too difficult, how strong are the liberals? It’s not like you don’t know that even if I try my best, I’m still no match for them!”

After glancing at Duke Baryatinsky, he continued: "What's more, this incident came out of nowhere. According to the original plan, Your Majesty and I will teach Grand Duke Constantine a lesson and cut him off in one fell swoop... But half of him ran away. After I came to ask for help, His Majesty suddenly changed his mind and insisted on helping him, which made it impossible for me to finish my previous arrangement. What's going on?"

Baryatinsky knew that he still didn't want to help, so he still found excuses to evade, and said: "The sudden incident disrupted your arrangements and left you at a loss. This is understandable... but this is His Majesty's will after all, and Doing this may weaken and divide those liberal elements, so it might be a good opportunity... I also hope that you will put the overall situation first and go all out to help His Majesty win this crucial battle!"

Pobedonostsev secretly resented it, how clear his words were. It was made clear that helping Grand Duke Constantine was neither necessary nor disruptive to the established policy, and should not be done at all.

But whether it is Alexander II or Duke Baryatinsky, they always let him go all out to fill the hole.

Why should he make sacrifices for other people's wrong decisions? Do you really think that he is a soft persimmon who can be manipulated casually?

He glanced at Prince Baryatinsky again, pretended to be very frightened and replied: "Duke, your words are too embarrassing for me. It is my duty to serve His Majesty, but now His Majesty is in trouble for me. How could you just sit back and watch... Please rest assured that I will do my best to help His Majesty win this battle... But my ability is limited and I cannot turn the tide like you. If the final result is not satisfactory, please tell me in front of Your Majesty. Clearly, I really tried my best!”

Prince Baryatinsky held his hands tightly and seemed moved by his sincerity and selfless devotion. Immediately I patted my chest and agreed. I also praised Pobedonostsev profusely. I can’t thank you enough...